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REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

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RNS Number : 4642T  Barclays PLC  31 July 2025

 FORM 8.3
 PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
 A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR
 MORE
 Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
 1.                                                                                       KEY INFORMATION
 (a)              Full name of discloser:                                                                    Barclays PLC.
 (b)              Owner or controller of interest and short
                  positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
 (c)              Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose                                               UNITE GROUP PLC/THE
                  relevant securities this form relates:
 (d)              If an exempt fund manager connected with an
                  offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
                  offeror/offeree:
 (e)              Date position held/dealing undertaken:                                                     30 Jul 2025
 (f)              In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making                          YES:
                  disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?                                    EMPIRIC STUDENT PROPERTY PLC
 2.                                                                                       POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
 (a)              Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or
                  offeree
                  to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)
 Class of relevant security:                                                              25p ordinary
                                                                                          Interests                           Short Positions
                                                                                          Number             (%)              Number           (%)
 (1)              Relevant securities owned
                  and/or controlled:                                                      4,682,416          0.96%            520,135          0.11%
 (2)              Cash-settled derivatives:
                  and/or controlled:                                                      373,082            0.08%            4,367,726        0.89%
 (3)              Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
                  and agreements to purchase/sell:                                        0                  0.00%            0                0.00%

                  TOTAL:                                                                  5,055,498          1.03%            4,887,861        1.00%
 (b)              Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other
                  executive
                  options)
 Class of relevant security in relation to
 which subscription right exists
 Details, including nature of the rights
 concerned and relevant percentages:
 3.                                                                                       DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
 (a)              Purchases and sales
 Class of relevant                                  Purchase/sale                         Number of                           Price per unit
 security                                                                                 securities
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              216,233                             7.5350  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              56,211                              7.5425  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              54,624                              7.5422  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              45,804                              7.5444  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              30,996                              7.5450  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              29,708                              7.5611  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              27,974                              7.5513  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              27,379                              7.5412  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              19,002                              7.5250  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              18,780                              7.5357  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              18,750                              7.5592  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              14,331                              7.5505  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              11,198                              7.5300  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              9,791                               7.5443  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              9,438                               7.5445  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              8,281                               7.5851  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              6,965                               7.5587  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              6,855                               7.5343  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              6,496                               7.5459  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              5,924                               7.5390  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              5,437                               7.5353  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              5,181                               7.5928  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              4,666                               7.5771  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              4,453                               7.5335  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              4,374                               7.5303  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              2,491                               7.5607  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              2,321                               7.5500  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              2,243                               7.5624  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              2,216                               7.5248  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              2,134                               7.5818  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,997                               7.5848  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,787                               7.5871  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,483                               7.6028  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,448                               7.5309  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,369                               7.5150  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,276                               7.6278  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,133                               7.5400  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,100                               7.6229  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,031                               7.6150  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,027                               7.5050  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              715                                 7.5713  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              646                                 7.5650  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              626                                 7.5857  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              620                                 7.5668  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              596                                 7.5175  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              578                                 7.5240  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              467                                 7.5875  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              436                                 7.5825  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              425                                 7.5800  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              393                                 7.6000  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              382                                 7.6275  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              355                                 7.5575  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              322                                 7.5475  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              309                                 7.5325  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              302                                 7.6200  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              298                                 7.5600  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              297                                 7.5870  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              288                                 7.6100  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              250                                 7.5550  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              242                                 7.5487  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              237                                 7.6379  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              210                                 7.6361  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              194                                 7.5200  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              143                                 7.6300  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Purchase                              29                                  7.6251  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  248,024                             7.5350  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  76,037                              7.5376  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  68,893                              7.5372  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  62,782                              7.5409  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  34,898                              7.5444  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  33,265                              7.5665  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  22,153                              7.5299  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  15,024                              7.5670  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  14,459                              7.5662  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  14,142                              7.5300  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  12,853                              7.5353  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  10,822                              7.5436  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  9,685                               7.5250  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  8,304                               7.5388  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  7,590                               7.5705  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  7,374                               7.5652  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  7,326                               7.5713  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  7,204                               7.5450  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  6,514                               7.5434  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  5,388                               7.5580  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  4,818                               7.5362  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  4,748                               7.5720  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  4,120                               7.5373  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  4,018                               7.5471  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  3,797                               7.5248  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  3,296                               7.5677  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  3,135                               7.5254  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  2,880                               7.5344  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  2,753                               7.5515  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  2,433                               7.5609  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  2,356                               7.5524  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  2,315                               7.5541  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  2,183                               7.5429  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  2,046                               7.5500  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  2,015                               7.5204  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,654                               7.5967  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,578                               7.6263  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,467                               7.5965  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,369                               7.5150  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,129                               7.5569  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,109                               7.5787  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,031                               7.6150  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,027                               7.5050  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  988                                 7.5454  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  944                                 7.5590  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  942                                 7.5790  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  896                                 7.5622  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  784                                 7.5200  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  734                                 7.6200  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  646                                 7.5650  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  596                                 7.5175  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  534                                 7.5807  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  467                                 7.5875  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  436                                 7.5825  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  425                                 7.5800  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  393                                 7.6000  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  382                                 7.6275  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  373                                 7.5222  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  352                                 7.5324  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  349                                 7.6300  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  322                                 7.5475  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  309                                 7.5325  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  298                                 7.5600  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  288                                 7.6100  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  279                                 7.5400  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  268                                 7.6425  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  210                                 7.6399  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  157                                 7.5550  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  120                                 7.5595  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       Sale                                  20                                  7.6407  GBP

 (b)              Cash-settled derivative transactions
 Class of                                           Product                               Nature of dealing                   Number of        Price per
 relevant                                           description                                                               reference        unit
 security                                                                                                                     securities
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    352              7.5324  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    2,880            7.5344  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    125,420          7.5350  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    13,522           7.5353  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    4,120            7.5373  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    2,183            7.5429  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    59,952           7.5492  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    2,753            7.5515  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    2,356            7.5524  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    120              7.5595  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    200              7.5599  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    2,433            7.5609  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    150              7.5659  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    19,602           7.5662  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    33,265           7.5665  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    6,004            7.5700  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    669              7.5705  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    998              7.5719  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    942              7.5790  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    734              7.6200  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    63               7.6400  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    268              7.6425  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    578              7.5240  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    2,216            7.5248  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    6,855            7.5343  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    51,655           7.5350  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    5,437            7.5353  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    15,114           7.5365  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    6,496            7.5459  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    27,974           7.5513  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    93               7.5550  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    2,491            7.5607  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    29,708           7.5611  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    53,628           7.5632  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    21,196           7.5645  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    715              7.5713  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    2,352            7.5807  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    8,281            7.5851  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    626              7.5857  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    297              7.5870  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    1,100            7.6229  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    501              7.6293  GBP
 25p ordinary                                       CFD                                   Decreasing Short                    10,331           7.5698  GBP

 (c)              Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
 (i)              Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
 Class            Product                           Writing,           Number             Exercise           Type             Expiry           Option
 of               description                       purchasing,        of                 price                               date             money
 relevant                                           selling,           securities         per unit                                             paid/
 security                                           varying etc        to which                                                                received
                                                                       option                                                                  per unit
                                                                       relates

 (ii)             Exercising
 Class of relevant                                  Product description                   Exercising/ exercised against       Number of        Exercise price per
 security                                                                                                                     securities       unit

 (d)              Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
 Class of relevant                                  Nature of Dealings                    Details                             Price per unit (if
 security                                                                                                                     applicable)

 4.                                                                                       OTHER INFORMATION
 (a)              Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
 Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or
 understanding,
 formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement
 to deal
 or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the
 disclosure and any party
 to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
 NONE
 (b)              Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
 Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal,
 between
 the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
 (i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
 (ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant
 securities to which
 any derivative is referenced:
 NONE
 (c)              Attachments
 Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?                                      NO
 Date of disclosure:                                                                      31 Jul 2025
 Contact name:                                                                            Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
 Telephone number:                                                                        020 3134 7213

 

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